Indimi Foundation donates N100mn relief to Borno IDPs

As part of its commitment to providing succour to internally displaced persons (IDPs) remaining in Maiduguri, Borno State, the Muhammadu Indimi Foundation recently distributed N100 million worth of food items and financial packages.

The relief package was presented to 28, 000 beneficiaries in the IDP camps. This was the second visit by the Indimi Foundation to Maiduguri to provide relief to persons recovering from the Boko Haram conflict.

Speaking during the distribution, Ameena Indimi, a senior executive director at the Muhammadu Indimi Foundation said, “After assessing the people’s needs in 2016, we moved immediately to support the social and economic reintegration that Governor Kashim Shettima has been working hard to achieve in Borno. That year, about 10, 000 persons received packets of food items and cash.

In Northeast Nigeria alone, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 200 children may die daily from starvation. This year, we saw the need to increase the items to whole bags of various staple food and distribute directly to the women for their families. Also, this time, we targeted not less than 28, 000 women, men and children. We will continue to participate in the rebuilding of the Northeast. The Indimi Foundation’s vision is to unlock the region’s potential by alleviating hunger and poverty.”

The senior executive director revealed that the Indimi Foundation is also working on establishing housing, healthcare and education facilities in Borno State between now and 2019.  There are plans to acquire about 1,000 to 2,000 hectares of land in Bama to build modern farms for about half of returnees from the IDP camps.

During the Ramadan Drive programme, the Indimi Foundation distributed thousands of relief items to about 8 camps in Maiduguri including Madinatu, Bakassi, NYSC, Kadua and Goni Kachallari camps. Many of the IDPs remaining in the camps were from 11 local government areas (LGAs) including Bama, Dambua, Kundiga, Ngala, Jere, Merte and Mafa LGAs.

While in Maiduguri, the Indimi Foundation also visited close to 1, 000 patients at the State Specialist Hospital, Umaru Shehu Ultra-Modern Hospital, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and Muhammed Shuwa Memorial Hospital.

 

FRANK UZUEGBUNAM